Effects of Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma on Streptococcus mutans isolated from Dental Caries
Hind Suhail Ali,
Arwa M. Salih,
Marwa S. Hanon
et al.
Abstract:A total of (40) oral cavity swabs were sampled from various sites of dental caries (pit, fissure and dental roots) from patients who referred to the Dental Clinic at the College of Dentistry, Aliraqia University, Baghdad, Iraq. Initially, the swabs were placed in test tubes supplied with Stuart transport medium and then distributed by streaking on semi-selective Mitis Salivaris agar medium (MSA). The findings indicated that the isolates are gram-positive cocci that are arranged in chains. The isolates were fur… Show more
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